Democracy Ratings
| Freedom House 2018 |
Score: 7 out of 7 (where lower scores are more democratic) |
Freedom Status: Not Free |
|---|---|---|
| EIU Democracy Index 2017 |
Score: 1.81 out of 10 (where higher scores are more democratic) |
World Ranking: 161 |
| Polity IV 2016 |
Score: -6 (from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic) |
Category: Closed Anocracy |
Political System
| System of Government | Presidential system |
|---|---|
| Presidential Electoral System | First past the post |
| Last Presidential Election | 2016 |
| Next Presidential Election | 2023 |
| Presidential Term Limits | Two, seven-year terms. |
| System of Appointment to Legislature |
Lower: multi-member constituencies elected through proportional representation. Upper: 55 senators are elected and 15 are appointed by the President. |
| Last Legislative Election |
2017 |
| Next Legislative Election |
2022 |
| Number of Seats in Legislature | Lower: 100Upper: 70 |
| Female quota, representation in lower house | No |
Results
| Last presidential election (2016) | ||
| Candidate (Party) | Votes (%) | |
| FPTP System | ||
| Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | 93.53 | |
| Avelino Mocache Mehenga | 157.00% | |
| Buenaventura Monsuy Asumu | 153.00% | |
| Benedicto Obian Mangue | 0.97 | |
| Carmelo Mba Bakalé | 0.83 | |
| Agustín Masoko Abegue | 0.83 | |
| Tomás Mba Monabang | 0.74 | |
| Last legislative election (2017) | ||
| Party | Votes (%) | Seats |
| Chamber of Deputies | ||
| Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea | 92 | 99 |
| Citizens for Innovation | 5.77 | 1 |
| Together We Can | 2.23 | 0 |
| Senate | ||
| Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea | 92 | 55 |
| Citizens for Innovation | 5.77 | 0 |
| Together We Can | 2.23 | 0 |
| Appointed members | 15 |
Equatorial Guinea on DiA
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